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Setting Tobacco Up for Success

October 1, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

If Tim Fritz’s experiments are any indication, the next step in cover crop innovation could be tailoring cover mixes to the needs of the cash crop. Fritz, owner and president of cover crop and forage seed dealer King’s AgriSeeds, started down his current line of research a few years ago when he began working with a German company that was developing complex, cutting-edge strategies for cover cropping. Read more in this article from Lancaster Farming.

Minnesota Grower Turns to Covers to Battle Erosion

July 26, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Winona Post

The emergence of no-till and cover crop farming practices on farms like Sheldon Luehmann’s near Altura might mean that farmers might soon be able to turn their plowshares into something else entirely. Although young, Luehmann already is confident enough to begin experimenting with unconventional techniques. Read more in this article from the Winona Post (Winona, Minnesota).

[Video] Game-Changing Weed Turned Cover Crop: Pennycress

November 19, 2020 | Posted in Grazing

Pennycress is being handled similarly to how canola was developed into an oilseed crop. Iowa State University Professor of Genetics John Sedbrook explains how pennycress can be used for jet fuel and biodiesel.

University of Minnesota Researchers Developing Winter Camelina as New Cash Cover Crop

November 9, 2020 | Posted in Economics

Source: The Minnesota Daily

Newly planted winter camelina seedlings sprout in little green rows at the University of Minnesota field plots on the St. Paul campus. The winter annual plant is one of 15 breeds University researchers are cultivating to help farmers keep nutrients in their soil, reduce erosion and create a commercially viable product for farmers to sell. Read more in this article from The Minnesota Daily.

"Greedy Beans" Just Not Worth It

August 10, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Lancaster Farming

What are “greedy beans,” you ask? That’s simply what some are calling double-cropped soybeans. Find out why the author no longer plants them in this article from Lancaster Farming.

Cover Crops & Carbon:Nitrogen Ratios

July 1, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Lancaster Farming

These numbers can have a direct affect on our nitrogen use and can help us be better managers in the context of overall soil health. There’s more to it than just understanding the C:N of a particular cash crop or cover crop residue. That’s where microbes come in to play. Read more in this article from Lancaster Farming.

Plan for Prevent Planting

May 26, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: AgWeek

It’s tough to think about prevented planting, but coming up with a plan for those fields now is critical for following through with effective management. Bottom line is that something needs to be growing on those fields in 2020 to use water and prepare them for 2021. Read more in this article from AgWeek.

Prepare Prevent Plant Acres for Spring

May 22, 2020 | Posted in Termination

Source: The Land

The spring planting season is soon upon us. Prevent plant acres, or fields which were too wet to be planted to a cash crop last year, may need some special attention this season. Read more in this article from The Land.

What to Do if You Can't Plant a Cash Crop

A bare field is a vulnerable field, subject to losing its valuable, nutrient-rich layer of topsoil because wind can blow the topsoil away and rain can wash it away.

June 21, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Growers who opt not to plant corn or soybeans this year because of consistently wet fields would be best off not leaving those fields bare, according to an expert at The Ohio State University.